Nonstop flight route between Dzaoudzi, Mayotte and Gaza, Palestine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA), Dzaoudzi, Mayotte and Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA), Gaza, Palestine would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,130 miles (or 5,037 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport and Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED), the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport and Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA):

• The airport has its own fleet of modern airport fire tenders.
• The south tarmac area is reserved for the French military.
• Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) is Ouani Airport (FMCV- Port of Soap) (AJN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NW of DZA.
• The furthest airport from Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport (DZA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,008 miles (17,715 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Travel to and from the airport can be made by car.
• Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport in an airport located in Dzaoudzi, Mayotte on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre, located east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte.

Facts about Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA):

• The furthest airport from Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,736 miles (18,887 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Yasser Arafat International Airport, formerly Gaza International Airport and Dahaniya International Airport, is located in the Gaza Strip, in between Rafah and Dahaniya, close to the Egyptian border.
• In addition to being known as "Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)", another name for GZA is "مطار ياسر عرفات الدولي".
• The closest airport to Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) is Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) N of GZA.
• The International Civil Aviation Organization strongly condemned Israel for the destruction of the airport, which it deemed a violation of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.
• Because of Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED)'s relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of the short supply in construction materials in Gaza, stones of the airport's tarmac are used for rebuilding other structures.